WASHINGTON — Every night has been a question mark for Andy Roddick, who is starring for the Springfield Lasers in Mylan World TeamTennis.

"I was a little worried of how my shoulder would come around, I hadn't served in nine months," Roddick said in a pre-match news conference Monday before facing the Washington Kastles. "I'm still going so that's good. We'll see how tonight feels."

The Kastles' record streak of 34 consecutive wins ended Wednesday against the Texas Wild, and Roddick, for one, was disappointed.

"The Kastles have been the ones creating the story lines for World TeamTennis the last couple of years," Roddick said. "I was (upset) the streak ended last night. There are few things I can get up for anymore, so that was disappointing."

Picking up a racket just three times this year and practicing lightly during the last 10 days, Roddick admitted his tennis in the first few matches of the season has been going better than he expected.

And despite a few bumps, so has his transition to retirement.

"I think its foolish to think that if you've done something for so long you can just kind of delete it from your memory bank or delete any emotion attached to it," Roddick said. "I never expected that."

With the end of the year Grand Slam looming, Roddick has no plans at the moment to make an appearance in New York. He was the U.S. Open champion in 2003.

"I don't know that I'll ever be the guy who needs to go to a tournament to be seen and to spectate," Roddick said. "I feel like I can accomplish spectating from home. I'll certainly go back at some point, but I think the last thing that has been a priority on my itinerary this year is going to watch tennis tournaments live."

Kicking off the night, Roddick tried to stay steady with Anderson, but ended up falling short 5-2. Roddick double faulted to give Anderson a 4-2 edge. Strong serving proved successful for Anderson yet again and winning four straight points he closed out the set.

In good fun, Roddick was still his old self, though, uttering comments throughout the duration of the match. After getting lucky on a net cord in his first service game, Roddick said "I'll take it." He also uttered "that was stupid," after missing a return. He even poked a little fun when a cheerleader got hit from a powerful Anderson serve. "Hate to see that," he joked.

His remarks didn't stop there.

A few controversial calls from the umpire irked a "use more of your senses at a time, I don't want to put too much at your plate there." When one went the Lasers' way, and the Kastles' fans booed, he whispered to his teammate, Alisa Kleybanova, "you know what the best sound is? Boos at an away match."

The Lasers took the second, third and fourth set, which then saw Roddick come back on court for men's doubles with partner Jean-Julien Rojer. Down 1-0 after a Bobby Reynolds hold, Roddick was able to stir up a pair of aces to tie the final set 1-1. He held for a second time to tie it up again at three.

His lyrical soundtrack seemed to make an impact as the Lasers duo closed out the set in a tiebreak to win with an overall score of 22-15.

The competition doesn't stop for Roddick tonight. He returns to Springfield tomorrow where his team will take on the Orange County Breakers.

"These are busy days, I have a lot more responsibility with the league now, so I land and we go to work trying to promote the league," Roddick said. "It's tough, but I'm having a blast this week."